Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

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the attic. .n--A. Nicholas
a --..What," asked Toozer, ''lo you
think of q man. who owed his tailora
bill for years?" 'Who Is the tailori
Quickr'-Pttsburgh Dispatch.
"A Missouri sheriff went home in
disguise in the evening to see il his wife
would scare. She fired three shots at
him so promptly that he dropped his
experiment and began looking for the
end Of one of his fingers. Detroit Free
Press.
Deer in the far West are fast going
the way Of the buffalo. One dealer in
Jacksonville, Ore, in two months
bought thirteen hundred deer skins, and
other dealers in Southern Oregon have
bought as many. These were all killed
for their skins only, contrary to law.
About five hundred workmen are
employed at Berlin in the production
Of shoe rosettes. The sale amounts to
about one million yearly, and the ro.
settes are exported to all the European
countries and North and South Amer.
lea.
"A devil fish with seven arms, each
from nine to thirteen feet in length, was
lately washed ashore at the Oregon
coast, having perhaps died Of old age.
Those who examined the body were OF
the opinion that he could have easily
handled three men in shallow water.
Smear on the Printers Ink
u you want 70 succeed In business line
Smear on the printers ink.
II In procession you wish to shine,
Smear on the printers Ink.
Fear not TO tell what you have 70 sell;
Advertise, and do II well;
II you'd have the customers come pell mell,
Smear on the printers ink.
Brooklyn Citizen.
Natural gas Is by no means arccent
discovery. Even its utilization for the
purposes Of the mechanic arts was long
ago successfully attempted in China.
where, by pipes of bamboo, it was con-
veyed from natural wells to suitable
furnaces, and consumed by means Of
terra Gotta burners.
Very few hotels now keep old reg
isters They are either burned, dis
posed OF to autograph collectors, or
sold for waste paper. The trouble
hotels have become involved in, and the
unenviable prominence some got
through registers in court, is the reason
for this action on the part Of proprie-
tors.--M y. Herald
"A party Of young ladies were In the
city recently who are taking a trip to
Washington on the savings made by
eschewing expensive dresses on class
day at their college. The custom not
only enables them to see the world. but
will make them a preferred class of
candidates for matrimony. Pittsburgh
commercial Gazette.
Profound philosophy Is sometimes
Imet with in unexpected places. A poor
old man who was engaged in out-of-
door labor that evidently paid but a
pitiful return for many weary hours Of
arduous work, was overheard to remark
feelingly to a fellow-laborer: II wish
I could live two lives, and have the last
one first. ."-Prouidence Journal.
Tho town Of Weathersfcld. N. Y,
has q freak in the person Of young
girl, the daughter Of . farmer. who,
without any previous training, has de.
veloped a decided talent for literature
and music. A few days ago she rose
from sick bed and wrote u book which
is said to be interesting, and since then
she has composed several pieces for the
piano. Her "gift comes from an inilu.
enee outside Of her." sho says.--M Y
Tribune.
| Sidney Welsh, an English burglar,
recently arrested in Cleveland, was ap-
parently dead when his cell was visited
| the other day. Slaps, shakings and
| cold water failed to revive him. 1t was
thought that he had poisoned himself.
and doctor came with stomach pump
and Welsh was emptied He still re-
mained dead. BY this time the doctor
was led to believe that Welsh was
shamming, so he gently tickled him in
the ribs and then the dead man smiled.
But he had proved himsclfa remarkable
shammer Cleveland Leader.
| AN Albany Clergyman who was at
the west end slide few weeks ago gaz-
ing with delight upon tho animating
spectacle was asked in jest by one Of
his parishioners why he did not tako
the toboggan for q text. He promised
that on the following Sunday he would
preach a sermon appropriate to winter
sports in Albany. A number of tobog.
/ gamers. remembering the promise, at.
tended service the following Sunday
and were not q little amazed when the
last clause Of the first verse Of the
twenw-sixth Psalm was given out as
the text The clergyman had fulfilled
his promise.--Albany Journal. gi2gs
/ Professional humorists may be III.
tcrested in these two jokes: M"Alrs. W.,
walking on one Of the whnrves at New
4 York. loosely asked asailor why a ship
| was always called she. o. said the
son Of Neptune, because tho rigging
costs moro than the hull" "Apreachcr
| who kept huckster's shop was heard
one day to say to his shopman: John,
have you ,watered tho rumr Yes,
4 Have you sanded the brown sugsrp